That afternoon, Xu Yi's Magic Airship landed in an open space in a manor outside Saussure City.
When Xu Yi came out of the cabin, there were several dozen magicians wearing magician robes who were at least forty years old that came forward to greet him.
The one in front was the current president of the Mana Magic Kingdom's Sorcerers Guild, who was also the director of the Mana Magic Kingdom's magic research facility, Great Magician Forex.
Behind him were the magicians of the Mana Magic Kingdom's magic research facility.
"Chairman Xu, for you to personally come to this magic conference, it really makes me feel honoured.
Welcome, welcome! "
Great Magician Forex warmly greeted Xu Yi, leading the other magicians to respectfully greet Xu Yi.
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile as he looked over Great Magician Forex and the other magicians behind him. He thought that even though these people were this respectful on the surface, it was hard to say what they were thinking in their hearts.
"Chairman Forex, you're too polite.
Actually, Mentor Carmilla also wanted to come to this conference, but she hasn't been feeling well recently and it's not convenient for her to travel, so I could only come in her place. "
"Not feeling well?" Great Magician Forrest was a bit surprised.
Great Magician Forex was a bit surprised, "Mentor Carmilla, she … …"
Xu Yi waved his hand with a smile, "It's nothing serious, it's just that the weather is cold and she caught a cold."
"It's like this, that's good, that's good … …" Great Magician Forex let out a sigh of relief before revealing a smile. He led Xu Yi into the manor.
Xu Yi walked while casually asking, "Right, chairman Forex, although I accepted the invitation to come to this conference, I forgot to ask because I was too busy. What is the main topic of this conference?"
Great Magician Forex looked at Xu Yi with a deep look in his eyes as he replied, "The main topic has already been decided yesterday, it is to discuss the restoration of the magician ranking."
The corners of Xu Yi's eyes twitched, but he did not show any surprise. His voice turned cold as he continued to ask, "Oh?
Who proposed this topic? "
Great Magician Foris gave a soft cough, "It was proposed by Arch Magus Gascoigne."
Xu Yi gave an oh sound and nodded, not asking anything else.
The Archmage Gascoigne that Great Magician Forex mentioned was actually the previous president of the Sorcerers Guild, Roddick Gascoigne.
Ten years ago, after New Flyer joined forces with the Kingdom of Ruhr to defeat the two empires, the Continental Sorcerers Guild was forced to settle with the Continental Sorcerers' Survival and Employment Protection Association. Both parties agreed to lead the sorcerers of the continent together.
After two years, the previous president of the Continental Sorcerers Guild, Roddick Gascoigne, finally made a breakthrough in magic research and became an Arch Magus.
According to the convention of the Continental Sorcerers Guild, Arch Magi could not hold any positions in the Sorcerers Guild, so he stepped down from the position of president of the Sorcerers Guild.
But stepping down from this position did not mean that he did not care anymore.
Before becoming an Arch Magus, Roddick Gascoigne had already been the president of the Continental Sorcerers Guild for three consecutive terms. In a total of fifteen years, he had accumulated a very deep foundation and connections.
So even though he stepped down from this position, he still firmly controlled the Continental Sorcerers Guild behind the scenes.
Because of the New Flyer, the Continental Sorcerers Guild's influence on the Sines was not as strong as before. But the Sorcerers Guild had a history of thousands of years in the Sines and still had a strong influence on matters related to the continent's sorcerers.
In the first few years, Archmage Gascoigne didn't do anything special. It was as if he was really living a retired life and peacefully being an Arch Magus.
But in the last three years, his activities had gradually increased.
Most of his activities were to strengthen the Sorcerers Guild's influence on the continent's Sorcerers Guild.
To him, this was understandable.
As long as he didn't ruin Xu Yi's plans, Xu Yi would be too lazy to care about his actions.
But from his recent actions, it was clear that he had other plans. This was something Xu Yi couldn't tolerate.
Xu Yi continued to walk into the manor and didn't seem to have any intention of replying to Great Magus Forex's words. But Great Magus Forex couldn't hold it in any longer. After a while, he asked Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, do you have any thoughts on this issue?"
Ah, he was just trying to sound him out.
Xu Yi smiled and shook his head, "I don't have any opinions.
As long as the majority of the continent's mages agree, then I naturally won't oppose it. "
Great Magus Forex's expression froze. He thought that Xu Yi would immediately oppose this issue and even angrily criticize Archmage Gascoigne. But Xu Yi was acting very indifferent, as if he didn't care about this issue at all. This was outside of his expectations.
The other Magicians who were following behind the two heard the conversation between the two, and their expressions revealed varying degrees of surprise.
The reason why Archmage Gascoigne brought up this issue was very clear.
The mages of the continent were ranked by the continent's Sorcerers Guild for thousands of years. It was also a powerful tool they used to control the mages of the continent.
But with the rise of New Flyer and Xu Yi's actions, the mages of the continent no longer cared about the rankings. Instead, they cared more about the mages' skills.
This was no longer under the control of the continent's Sorcerers Guild. Instead, it was mostly under the control of the mages of New Flyer and the Mages of the Continent.
Because of this, without the ranking system that affected the mages of the continent, the Sorcerers Guild's influence on the mages of the Sines became weaker and weaker. It was to the point that many mages didn't even need to pay attention to the Sorcerers Guild anymore. Some even treated it as if it didn't exist.
Archmage Gascione was naturally very unwilling to accept this. He had brought up the idea of reinstating the mage ranking in this meeting in hopes of obtaining the agreement of the participating mages and regaining control over the continent's mages.
However, Xu Yi was the one who pushed for the reformation of the continent's mage system. Almost all the mages of the continent had changed their stance and joined the magic machine industry. Since he was also participating in this meeting, he would definitely strongly oppose this issue.
Even if Xu Yi didn't show any signs of opposition, no one believed that he would turn a blind eye to this.
The group of people quickly entered the large manor specially prepared for this meeting. After crossing a wide lawn, they were met with a group of mages wearing mage robes.
The one at the front was the Archmage Gascoigne that Xu Yi and Great Magician Forrest had mentioned.
Seeing Xu Yi from afar, Archmage Gascoigne immediately walked over with a big smile. He grabbed Xu Yi's hand and shook it as he enthusiastically said, "It is truly rare for Chairman Xu to take time out of his busy schedule to participate in this meeting."
Xu Yi smiled and pulled his hand back.
"Sir Gascoigne, no matter what, I am still one of the Archmages of the continent. I am a part of the continent's mages. It is natural for me to participate in such an important magic research meeting.
Moreover, our New Flyer's policy has always been to conduct scientific research on magic. How could I give up such a good opportunity to share my research with everyone? "
Archmage Gascoigne laughed again, "That's right, that's right. Chairman Xu has always been passionate about magic research. Otherwise, you wouldn't have become the strongest Archmage in your forties."
Xu Yi shook his head, "No, the magic research I'm talking about isn't about how to become an Archmage. It's about the science of magic."
Archmage Gascoigne's expression changed slightly. After a pause, he suddenly said with a serious expression, "Chairman Xu, do you think that becoming an Archmage conflicts with the science of magic?"
"Of course not." Xu Yi shook his head.
"The so called science of magic includes all aspects of magic research. Naturally, it also includes the research needed to become an Archmage.
However ….. In my opinion, the research needed to become an Archmage doesn't have much meaning. Becoming an Archmage is just a title, so there's no need to place too much importance on it. "
Once these words were said, not only Archmage Gascoigne's expression changed, but everyone else's as well.
Of the people gathered here, apart from Xu Yi and Gascoigne who were Archmages, the weakest was a powerful Great Mage. Becoming an Archmage could be considered their lifelong dream.
However, Xu Yi was now saying that the research needed to become an Archmage was meaningless. This was the same as saying that everything they had done in the past ten years was meaningless.
If it was anyone else who said this, they would definitely loudly refute or even berate them.
However, since it was Xu Yi who said this, they could only remain silent.
This was because Xu Yi himself was an Archmage. Many people even believed that he was the strongest Archmage on the continent. Moreover, he strongly advocated the scientific research of magic and was the representative of the new magic research system that had been created in recent years. Therefore, he had the right to say this.
Archmage Gascoigne narrowed his eyes. After a while, he asked in a low voice, "So, Chairman Xu, you think that there's no meaning in evaluating a mage's rank?"
Facing everyone's gazes, Xu Yi smiled faintly, but then shook his head.
"No, I still think that it's very meaningful."